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IT news round-up podcast: Public sector IT goes green - 25 February 2008

Stories in this week's podcast round-up, presented by Warwick Ashford, include a report from executive editor Tony Collins that the UK government is planning a 'green' strategy for the public sector.

Three out of five UK firms have no green IT procurement strategy

Three out of five UK firms have no green IT procurement policy, according to research from the SAS Group.

Bank CIOs to go green by 2010

Over half of technology leaders in banks will have taken on board environmentally-friendly business strategies within two years, according to Gartner.

Web conferencing given a boost by corporate drive towards green IT

The drive to reduce their carbon footprints is a key reason why firms are investing in web conferencing and unified communications, says conferencing and comms consultancy ICUGlobal.

Economics drive global green IT movement

Economic as well as environmental concerns are driving the global green IT movement, according to a survey of 150 technology executives.

Technology needed for carbon footprint measurement, study says

European businesses will struggle to meet government targets for reducing carbon footprints because they have no easy and consistent way of measuring their impact on the environment, according to a study by Coleman Parkes.

Johnson Matthey consolidates servers and goes green

Precious metals and chemical manufacturer Johnson Matthey is embarking on server consolidation and IT sustainability initiatives to cut costs, raise the company's environmental leadership profile, and prepare for future environmental legislation.

The commercial benefits of design-led sustainability

Interest in environmentally responsible technology has never been higher; a lot of powerful marketing is being done by major IT suppliers’ brands to highlight their efforts in this area and much of what is being done is very laudable, but not particularly sustainable.

Green data centres to proliferate

An increasingly mobile workforce, new requirements for access to services and environmental concerns will be among the key factors impacting enterprise outsourcing decisions in 2008

Green IT presents security concerns

Green politics, once a minority interest, has become part of mainstream political and business life. Supermarkets compete on how much recycled plastic they use in their bags, and sell increasing quantities of organic food. IT may not have been greatly affected so far, but it soon will be.
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